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00500--Adjectives and adverbs - Exercise 1



Adjectives and adverbs - exercise 1

Write a few, a little, much or many to complete these sentences. Do not use some, any, or a lot of.

1 There's some food, but not ...... drink.
2 ............people arrived before the party started, but not many.
3 There's not ....................food in the cupboard.
4 She hasn't got ............................ friends.
5 T'm sorry, I haven't got .............................. time.
6 The receptionist didn't give me ..........................  information.
7 I can lend you ............................... money until tomorrow.
8 1 asked him to put ................................. milk in my coffee.
9 I've seen her ................................ Times this year, but not very often.
10 We only have ....................... petrol left.
11 She started feeling ill only ............................ days before the exam.
12 Not ............................... people come here in the winter.
13 Did they pay you .................................... money for working there?
14 There aren't ....................................... towns in this part of England.
15 I didn't drink ...................................... wine at the party.
16 There are only ...........................  people at the beach.
17 1 didn't have ............................ opportunity to talk to him.
18 The bank only lent me ..........................  money.
19 Can I ask you ............................. questions?
20 The journey was a short one: it didn't take ..........................  time.
21 Only ........................... students are going to fail the exam.
22 I don't think .......................  people will come tonight.
23 1 haven't done ............................ work today.
24 I gave the cat ............................. milk.
25 1 don't think I've made .....................................  mistakes.

ANSWERS

1 much 
2 A few 
3 much 
4 many 
5 much 
6 much 
7 a little 
8 a little
9 a few 
10 a little 
11 a few 
12 many 
13 much 
14 many 
15 much
16 a few 
17 much 
18 a little 
19 a few 
20 much 
21 a few 
22 many

23 much 
24 a little 
25 many

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